Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Cleveland, 1240 East 9th St., Room 2179, Cleveland, OH 44199-2060

F -- PROFESSIONAL DIVING SERVICES TO RECOVER BATTERIES SOL DTCG83-98-B-3XC187 POC Audrey L. Overholt, (216) 902-6217. Provide professional diving services to discover and recover batteries at various ATON sites in the States of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey. Requirements Items: Recovery of additional batteries; Additional 10 foot radial search; Survey and Battery Recovery at additional ATON sites within the waters of New Jersey; Survey and Battery Recovery at additional ATON sites within the waters of Maryland; Survey and Battery Recovery at additional ATON sites within the water of North Carolina; and Survey of Additional Individual ATON sites. Performance period is estimated to begin on 1 June 1998 thru 18 September 1998. There is a NON-REFUNDABLE deposit required in the amount of $25.00 per solicitation package. Personal checks are not accepted. Company checks, cashiers checks and money order will be accepted. Make checks payable to U.S. Coast Guard. Only written requests received along with the bid deposit will be accepted. Anticipated bid opening date is unknown. Please do not call to verify the bid opening date. All responsible sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. The SIC code for this acquisition is 7389 and the average size standard is $5.0 million. This is an unrestricted procurement and open to both small and large business in accordance with the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program (Public Law 100-656). For a listing of all available procurements, a Procurement Information Line has been established for this office. This listing only includes projects currently on the street and open for bidding. If a project is not listed, that means that it is currently not available. Please call the Procurement Information Line at (216) 902-6222 and a description of the project, solicitation number, contract specialist and closing date will be provided. Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business (DBEs). The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. (0056)

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